Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l. 1SS

The Chicago Anarchists have had
their hearing before the Supreme
court on petition for writ of error.
Their case has been presented in its
best legal aspect, and is now under
solemn and deliberate consideration
of the Court, who doubles will rem
der decision by Thursday of this
week. All surmises as to that de-
cision are worthless, and all we can
do is to await patiently the result.
Local opinion, however, is very
strong that these wretched men
fully deserve the seyerest fate.
Cleveland contributes $1,000 and
Lamont $3.50 to the Campaign fund
in New York. With this example
at the White House, the department
officials feel safe in 81 doing likewise
and the consequences are that good
round sum goes to that State for
partisan purposes. Ifthere are any
merits in the Civil Service Law, ii
will be hard to discover them after
a little more strangling.
The President says in his Thanks
giving Proclamation, that Every
path of honest toll has led to com
fort and content,n but hundreds OF
Union soldiers and widows who
have been discharged from the Gov
ernment Printing Office fur no other
reason but to give place to confeder.
ates and partisans, discover little
beauty in such a heartleSs sentiment.
The Republican party has always
favored cheap postal system. To
Republicans alone we are indebted
for the present rates. Representa-
tive Cannon, of Illinois, is entitled to
more credit than any other man,
for this great blessing. He now
proposes to reduce letter postage to
one cent, and will press this winter
his measure with the hope of sue
cess. If Congress had more practi-
cal men, there would be far less
ground for complaint.
had talk yesterday with Soma
tor Cullen, of Illinois, who is really
the father of the Interstate Com
merce Bill. He says the Commits
sion is giving rather rigid construc-
ton to the law, but on the whole he
believes 1t is working well, and with
some notifications which be will
propose in the early Fart of the ses-
sion, with confident expectation of
approval, he thinks the law will be-
come popular and will be thorough
ly endorsed by the people. BY the
way, some Of the Senator's friends
say there is a Presidential bee buzz
zlDg around his ear. The Republi-
can party is blessed with an abund-
ance of good Presidential material,
and Gov. Cullom is among the num-
Der who sit in the front row.
There will be a complete re-organ-
ization Of Senate Committees this
winter, and possibly change in the
subordinate official list. Secretary
McCook does not give the best salts
faction, and Sergeant at Arms Ken
nedy has an admirable faculty of
alternating friends. There will be
some loud talk about these two gen
tlemen at the first caucus meeting
of the Republican Senators.
From a mass of information that
| have gathered from the records in
the Bureau of Statistics. / summar-
ize for this letter the following inter-
esting items, which possess special
value at this time, as each of the
subjects touched upon are questions
of great public discussion, and will
be prominent at this winters SEES
sion.
The United States has 1,6S4
men, and 6.605 vessels engaged in
the fishing industry. The annual
fish catch of the world. so far as cal,
culated by civilized governments,
amounts to 100000 tons. This by
careful calculation, / compute to be
equal to 10000 car loads, which
would make train $40 miles long.
The annual consumption of beer
in this country amounts to GIG, $780,
347 gallons, at cost to the coDsum-
er Of 1904, S52,4 3S. That of distilled
spirits to 74,673,429 gallons, at a
cost of 1887, 100000. The use of
distilled spirits is gradually decreas-
ing while that of beer is increasing.
Nearly all the Sugar produced in
the United States is made in Louis.
lana, and amounts this year to 49,.
600 hogheads, or about one twelfth
of what we consume. Seven other
States produce sugar, but in small
quantities, and chiefly for local con-
sumption. We are the largest con-
sumers of sugar per capita in the
world, and it takes 1,3S9,125 tons
this year to supply US.
The total number of sheep IN the
United States was, in 1886, As, $780,
331, and in 1887, 44,759,314, being a
decrease of 3.565,017, in one year,
but taking the past twelve years to-
gether there is an increse of 1895
GA. California, Ohio and Texas
rank the highest, having nearly s.
600, 900 each. Kansas and Colora-
do are increasing more rapidly than
any other States in this industry.
For the year ending June 80, we i'm
ported 107, 100000 pounds of wool,
at cost of s16,000,000.
Good Results in Every Case.
~ Il - Il.